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Elon Musk Wanted Gamers’ Respect, Instead He Got a Scandal

Musk’s Personal Gamergate

Elon Musk courted gamers with tales of his prodigious talent, but the edifice crumbled when he was forced to admit that he didn’t do his own gaming. The result was a bizarre and seemingly unnecessary feud with a group many see as his natural supporters.

Gaming Is Becoming More Diverse, Opening a New Front in the Culture Wars

Erasing Yasuke

Some fans of the Assassin’s Creed series are outraged that gaming, like other media, is rapidly becoming more diverse, with many games that used to cater to a primarily white, male player base now seeking to appeal to a wider audience at the perceived expense of their original devotees.